Copetown Woods and no budget

Copetown Woods golf club is privately owned, but is a public golf course. http://www.copetownwoods.com/aboutus.html They have not been around for a very long time but are one of the better golf courses in the area. On a recent trip to the golf course we got to take a walk around with the superintendent and the owner. One thing that was really interesting was that they did not have a budget. This meant that the superintendent did not have a certain amount of money to spend whatever he and the owner thought was needed that’s what they spent.

With the no budget this meant a couple things. One was he did not have a certain budget for employees. Whatever Pete (superintendent) thought was a good number of employees that’s what they would hire. For equipment they would only buy equipment when they needed it like if a fairway mower went down tomorrow they would go out and buy a new one. This was because there was no set limit on the amount of money to spend or that was saved for the golf course.

No budget is a good thing to have. This way of doing things makes you realize that you could do more with less. You don’t need a budget to have a spectacular looking golf course. Just go look at Copetown Woods. With it being only a single owner you only have one person to report to. Also no members helps because you don’t have to listen to them complain about the golf course. This course is one of the nicest golf courses and is a model to follow for no budget courses.

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